How common is the surname Spieth?

727 people in the United States had the surname Spieth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 424,684 Americans. It ranked 31,754th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Spieth?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Spieth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Spieth?

Jordan Spieth, American professional golfer.

Where is the surname Spieth most common?

Wikidata records people named Spieth in the United States.

Is the surname Spieth getting more or less common?

More common. 668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 727 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Spieth

A German surname, carried by 727 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spieth is more common than 80.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, from Middle High German spuot (“speedy, successful”), for which see modern German Sput. Compare Speedy. * Also as a German surname, from the obsolete Middle Low German spit (“turf, peat”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 727 people named Spieth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 424,684 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 668.

#31,754

rank among US surnames

727

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #32,460)

Who is named Spieth

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Spieth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spieths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jordan Spieth
American professional golfer, born 1993

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spieth

Spieth has the Soundex code S130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S130.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Spieth come from?: * As a German surname, from Middle High German spuot (“speedy, successful”), for which see modern German Sput. Compare Speedy. * Also as a German surname, from the obsolete Middle Low German spit (“turf, peat”).
How common is the surname Spieth?: 727 people in the United States had the surname Spieth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 424,684 Americans. It ranked 31,754th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spieth?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Spieth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Spieth?: Jordan Spieth, American professional golfer.
Where is the surname Spieth most common?: Wikidata records people named Spieth in the United States.
Is the surname Spieth getting more or less common?: More common. 668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 727 in 2010, up 8.8%.